The client install is different from the network installation explained below.
The client setup downloadable from the same web page as XSI, is a 4 Mb setup that will leave XSI files on the shared install, but will do local registry install, in order for XSI to be started remotly. Please read the Setup and Licensing guide for detailed install help for Linux and Windows.
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Sébastien Dion
Softimage|Avid Graphics Support Engineer
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From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM]On Behalf
Of kim aldis
Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 11:18 AM
To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
Subject: RE: Installation XSI server option
All that really does is expand the compressed portion of the install then
creates the install spec file, which is text. You can extract the install
using winrar or winzip then create the spec file yourself.
The catch is to be sure to include the install path in the command line:
setup.exe -profile:Z:\profiles\default.ini -installpath:c:\softimage
-noreboot
And add a line to add the workgroup using xsibatch -w
And spec file (profile) looks something like this:
[Miscellaneous]
CheckForInternetExplorer=NO
[Setup]
Type=Custom install
XSI Guides=NO
SOFTIMAGE XSI=YES
[Migration]
UserWantsToMigrate=No
Overwrite=No
UserRoot=c:\users
[MentalRaySat]
Port=7003
InstallService=YES
[SPM]
Port=7050
Server=boxx2
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM
> [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of Sébastien Dion
> Sent: 01-November-2005 15:42
> To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> Subject: RE: Installation XSI server option
>
> HI Stefan
>
> What you were looking for, is feasible. You should read
> the section 'Running XSI Remotely ' in the setup and
> licensing guide. What you do is a normal install of XSI on a
> shared location, then you will have to download and install
> the client setup.
>
> ----------------------------------------
> Sébastien Dion
> Softimage|Avid Graphics Support Engineer
> Customer Support Hotline: 1.800.387.2559
> mailto:sdion(at)softimage.com mailto:support(at)softimage.com
> http://www.softimage.com
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM
> [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM]On Behalf
> Of Stefan Andersson
> Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 8:57 AM
> To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> Subject: Re: Installation XSI server option
>
>
> Ah ok, thanks for the info!
>
> regards
> stefan
>
>
>
> On 11/1/05, Patrick Boucher <patrickb(at)buzzimage.com> wrote:
> > You don't really launch XSI from a server install. The name is a bit
> > misleading if you ask me.
> >
> > A server install allows you to run the installation once,
> answering all
> > the usual questions, and put a copy of the installation
> files along with
> > a profile (the answer to the questions) to a centralized location.
> >
> > Once you've done this, you can run the installer from the
> centralized
> > location along with a few command line switches to specify
> the profile
> > to use and you've got an unattended installation. Couple this with a
> > little system scripting and you can install XSI once
> (server install)
> > and each client install becomes a single click on each computer.
> >
> > Bring psexec from Sysinternals (www.sysinternals.com),
> thanks Kim, and
> > you can do all that from your own computer!
> >
> > It's not like launching a Linux application from a mounted
> drive but it
> > eases the pain a bit of a large Windows deployment.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > --
> > Patrick Boucher
> > TD - Coder - Resident geek
> > Buzz Image Group
> > Tel 514.848.0579
> > Fax 514.848.6371
> >
> > www.buzzimage.com
> > www.xsi-blog.com
> >
> >
> > Stefan Andersson wrote:
> > > Hello everyone,
> > >
> > > I'm just shooting out in the air here to see what other
> people do (who
> > > mainly are windows based).
> > > I haven't (to be honest ) tested the server install with XSI yet.
> > > Mainly because I think it would use a lot of bandwidth
> when everyone
> > > is also launching their application from a server install, or am I
> > > wrong here? Before I've always been working with companys
> that had a
> > > sysadmin or a TD that would know these things... well...
> moving back
> > > to a small country this is no longer the case :)
> > > So I was wondering what peoples thoughts are? At the
> moment I'm doing
> > > a local install on 3 machines and 10 renderslaves, which
> can take some
> > > time. My guess is that server install would make this
> easier, but is
> > > there anything special to think about? will I have the
> same problem as
> > > having workgroups on a server instead of localy?
> > >
> > > best regards
> > > stefan andersson
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